ERNAKULAM
Assembly seat no. 72 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1965.
Kerala also has a Lok Sabha constituency called ERNAKULAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2006
PROF. K V THOMAS
INC
Elections held
11
1965–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 11
Margin, 2006
5,800
6.68% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
CPMM M LOWRANACE
- Votes
- 37,348
- Vote share
- 43.04%
- Behind by
- 5,800
Electors
1,41,852
Total votes polled
86,785
Valid votes
86,785
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.2%
Full result, 2006
5 candidates · 86,785 valid votes
PROF. K V THOMASINCwon
43,148
49.7%
M M LOWRANACECPM
37,348
43.0%
NEDUMBASSERI RAVIBJP
4,902
5.7%
PANJIMALA BALAKRISHNANIND
767
0.9%
P S KARUNAKARANBSP
620
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | PROF. K V THOMAS | INC | 43,148 | 49.72% | M M LOWRANACE | 5,800 |
| 2001 | PROF. K V THOMAS | INC | 51,265 | 50.18% | SEBASTIAN PAUL | 11,844 |
| 1996 | GEORGE EDEN | INC | 49,908 | 51.84% | V.B.CHERIYAN | 10,740 |
| 1991 | GEORGE EDEN | INC | 54,263 | 52.18% | EVEREST CHAMMANY | 10,822 |
| 1987 | M.K. SANOO | IND | 42,904 | 44.97% | A.L. JACOB | 10,032 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
